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Kenya since her independence in 1963 has yielded a remarkable crop of heroes whose achievements have drawn international attention. The valiant exploits of these Kenyans in their respective fields have made Kenyans here and abroad stand proud to be identified with them. These Kenyans are drawn from sports, politics, activism, civil societies and more. Here @home we have identified some for our hall of fame.
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celebrating kenya’s musical heritage |
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Dubbed “Zilizopendwa”, one or more of Kenya’s classic songs are rolled out at almost every official function and informal gathering, resonating with every generation and standing for many of the shared experiences that unite Kenyans. Whether about love or patriotism, the lyrics of these classics are simple, easy to sing and remember, and their sound is uniquely Kenyan.
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one of africa’s earliest civilisations: the forgotten land of gede |
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All that remains today of Gede’s 12th century Swahili town are grey piled ruins of coral stone buildings, dried up wells, mosques and adorned graves, under a canopy of baobabs and dense vegetation that’s part of the Arabuko Sokoke forest. Yet these greyed Gede Ruins have a tangled, mystic history.
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fort jesus lays out mombasa’s warlord history |
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Fort Jesus, carved out of a coral cliff by 400 Swahili slaves, might be more suited to a fantasy film set than the coastal promenade of Mombasa. Built over three years, as a human-shaped fortress above a maze of tunnels and secret escape routes, the fort was created by the Portuguese as a military base that went on to suffer eight hostile takeovers in its own fantasia of strike and counter-strike.
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Kenyan tourists flock to East Africa’s first church |
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Known for its pristine white beaches and laid-back feel, Malindi is spawning a surge in local tourism as a cultural and historic resort drawing Kenyans to a heritage that includes East Africa’s very first church, as well as the city’s land-mark Vasco Da Gama pillar. For as international visits decline, so local tourism is surging.
Malindi’s iconic pillar, conspicuous from afar, is in reality tucked down mazy, narrow passageways between magnificent Italian villas on the shore of the Indian Ocean. But with an entrance fee for locals of just Sh100 to see the Pillar, the Portuguese chapel and the Malindi Museum, it drew some 26,000 local visitors in the last year, an increase of some 15 per cent over the year before, and compared to a much reduced 500 foreign tourists.
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